Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 43.58
Liaison Christopher Homeister
Submission Date Oct. 30, 2023

STARS v2.2

Salisbury University
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Christopher Homeister
Director of Campus Sustainability
Campus Sustainability
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Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):

The Center for Student Involvement & Leadership manages SU's Student Wellness Program. They also offer Wellness Connection Workshops (programs) for student, staff, and faculty members.

Salisbury University's Wellness Program is a principle leadership organization for advancing the health and wellness of college students and campus communities through the active involvement of our students. Its mission is to help students live healthy balanced lifestyles that incorporate the positive attitudes and productive behaviors related to our eight dimensions of wellness.

Occupational - Achieving a healthy balance between class-work, work, and leisure time by addressing workplace and classroom stresses, and building strong relationships with coworkers and classmates
Emotional - Developing self-awareness, managing stress in healthy ways, care for emotional crisis, relaxation
Physical - Engaging in healthy activities, and taking care of one's body, nutrition, fitness, and medical self-care
Social/Interpersonal - Healthy relationships with family, friends and others, a sense of belonging, and contributing to a community
Intellectual - Education, new perspectives, mental stimulation, career development
Spiritual - Participation in a faith community, connection to something greater than one's self, love, hope, peace, a sense of purpose
Financial - Achieving a balance between having a healthy state of wellbeing today while preparing financially for tomorrow, feeling in control over one's current finances and their financial future
Environmental - Trying to live in harmony with the earth by understanding the impact of interaction with nature and personal environment, taking action to protect the world around you


Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Yes

Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
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The institution’s smoke-free policy:

Smoke Free Campus Policy
Approved by Faculty Senate on 3/29/17

Smoking or vaping of any product is prohibited on the campus of Salisbury University. The ban on smoking/vaping includes all SU buildings (whether leased or owned), including residence halls, all grounds, including exterior open spaces, parking lots and garages, on-campus sidewalks, streets, driveways, stadiums, recreational spaces and practice facilities, and in all University-owned or leased vehicles. “Smoking” is defined as the burning of tobacco or any other substance including, but not limited to, marijuana in any type of smoking equipment, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars or pipes. Vaping is defined as the act of inhaling and exhaling vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or analogous device.

This policy applies to all individuals on Salisbury University’s campus, including faculty, staff, students, parents, vendors and visitors. Faculty, staff, students and visitors who violate the smoking/vaping policy may be denied access to the University campus. Concerns regarding student, faculty/staff and visitor violations of this policy should be respectively referred to the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of Human Resources and the University Police Department.


Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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